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Food hygiene ratings in Tunbridge Wells

South East · 1,077 registered food establishments · 83.5% rated 5 (FHRS) · Register data to 2026-10-12 · Contact the council

27 businesses lost a 5 rating this year → 22 premises changed hands in 12 months → Ranks 21 of 362 for time to first published rating →

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Changes on the register, last 12 months

123Opened (12m)
124Closed (12m)
5Relisted (12m)
22Takeover (12m)
227Rating changes (12m)
14Renumbered (12m)

Ratings in the last 12 months: 58 improved 57 declined

■ opened   ■ closed (last 12 months)

Current ratings

5 866
4 114
3 41
2 7
1 9
Awaiting inspection 26
Exempt 14

Time to first published rating

29 days median · 36 days average
across 413 newly listed businesses since 2022

Rank 21 of 362 UK authorities (1 = fastest).

Measured from a business appearing in the published FSA dataset to its first rating appearing there. Authorities publish with delays (appeal windows, batch updates), so this reflects the register's speed, not necessarily inspection speed.

Latest published ratings in Tunbridge Wells

New inspection results as they appear on the register, most recent first. Ratings are published with a delay, so these are publication dates, not inspection dates.

DateBusinessRatingPostcode
2026-10-10 Lauren's Larder Awaiting inspection → 4
2026-10-09 Thai Orchid 3 → 1TN4 0PB
2026-10-03 Cake Box Tunbridge Wells Awaiting inspection → 4TN1 2PT
2026-10-03 ABCateringsolutions Limited Awaiting inspection → 5TN17 2PB
2026-10-03 Five Oak Venison Awaiting inspection → 5TN12 6SH
2026-10-03 The Sweet Box TW Awaiting inspection → 5

Latest changes in Tunbridge Wells

DateEventBusinessDetail
2026-10-03Opened S2Y
2026-10-03Opened Sally Chocolate Cake
2026-10-03Opened Premier Education At Leigh Academy HorsmondenTN12 8NJ
2026-10-03Opened Premier Education At Goudhurst And Kilndown PrimaryTN17 1DZ
2026-10-03Opened YILD
2026-10-03Opened NuBuzzTN1 2PT
2026-10-03Opened MexterraTN4 0PL
2026-10-03Opened Wax N Snacks

Contact the council

Think a rating is wrong, or a business is trading here but not listed? The food safety team for this area deals with both. If you run a business here and want a better score, how to improve a food hygiene rating sets out the three ways to respond and which of them needs this team.

These are the contact details the council gives the Food Standards Agency, shown as published. Your message goes to the council, not to us.

If the link has moved, search the council’s own site for food safety.

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